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January 29, 2013 From tablets and iPhones to Twitter and Instagram, technology is changing the way children interact with the world. Host Michel Martin talks with a roundtable of parents about encouraging digital exploration, while keeping kids safe.
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January 22, 2013 Award-winning comedian Margaret Cho is doing a new tour called 'Mother.' It's centered on her own immigrant mom, who has always been a main character in her act. Host Michel Martin speaks with Cho for a special Tell Me More 'Moms' segment.
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January 15, 2013 The recent rape allegations in Steubenville, Ohio raised concerns among parents about whether social media is encouraging bad and sometimes violent teen behavior. Host Michel Martin explores new media and teens' decisions about risk with a panel of parents.
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January 8, 2013 Some parents will do anything to help their kids get ahead, but some experts say we should let them fail so they can be prepared for the real world. Host Michel Martin speaks with Ana Homayoun, author of The Myth of the Perfect Girl, and parents Glenn Ivey and Dani Tucker.
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December 18, 2012 There are some warnings parents drill into their kids: don't drink, don't smoke, and don't do drugs. Now that Washington state and Colorado have legalized marijuana, those conversations just got more complicated. Host Michel Martin speaks with pediatrician Dr. Leslie Walker for advice on how to talk with young children and teens about marijuana.
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December 11, 2012 Many parents and even doctors think whooping cough is a disease of the past. But nearly every state saw an increase in cases last year. To find out what parents should know about the disease, host Michel Martin talks with pediatrician Leslie Walker. They're joined by Mariah Bianchi, whose son died from whooping cough.
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December 4, 2012 Caregivers have been prosecuted and jailed for harming children by shaking them. Now, some researchers are saying shaken baby syndrome is a more complicated diagnosis than previously thought. Host Michel Martin speaks with Victor Zapana, whose mother was convicted of shaking a baby, and NPR Investigative Correspondent Joe Shapiro.
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November 27, 2012 There's a lot of talk about how working moms balance their duties at the office and at home. But some dads are asking why they aren't included in the conversation. Host Michel Martin discusses fatherhood and the work-life balance with researcher Kenneth Matos, and dads Ken Gordon, Brian Tessier and Corey Dade.
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November 20, 2012 Thanksgiving is all about making family memories that last a lifetime. But bad manners and misunderstandings mean they're not always good memories. Guest host Celeste Headlee gets advice about enjoying Thanksgiving with less drama. She speaks with parents Leslie Morgan Steiner, NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates, and etiquette expert Steven Petrow.
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November 13, 2012 Most parents use some choice words to describe their teenagers' bedrooms: messy, disaster zones or hazardous. Host Michel Martin and a panel of moms take on whether a messy room is just a bad habit or something parents should get strict about. She speaks with Jolene Ivey, Dani Tucker and Angelica Perez Litwin.
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November 6, 2012 A lot of kids hate homework, and studies show they're getting more of it than ever. But experts are questioning whether the work is worth it. Host Michel Martin discusses the debate over homework with a panel of parents, including regular contributor Jolene Ivey, psychologist Kenneth Goldberg and educator Stephen Jones.
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October 23, 2012 At some schools, unruly children are physically restrained or isolated in so-called seclusion rooms. Critics like investigative journalist Bill Lichtenstein say the methods are often abusive and must stop. He wrote about his own daughter's experience in an opinion piece for The New York Times. He talks with host Michel Martin.
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October 16, 2012 A Virginia teenager recently had a pilot fly a helicopter over his high school to ask a girl to a dance. Some say these spectacles are out of control but others ask, "why not?" Host Michel Martin leads a parenting panel on the costs of teen courtship with TV critic Eric Deggans, psychologist John Duffy, and blogger Carol Cain Alvarez.
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October 2, 2012 The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act requires public schools to serve healthier, lower calorie meals. It's meant to curb obesity, but some students say they're left feeling hungry. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with a group of moms: NPR's Allison Aubrey, Dr. Leslie R. Walker, commentator Julie Gunlock, and food entrepreneur Laura Fuentes.
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Police in Tampa, Florida say that a 17-year-old arrested for possession of bomb-making materials was intending to kill dozens of students in what could have been a massacre more deadly than the Columbine school shootings.
Jared Cano was arrested after police followed up on a tip and discovered explosive materials at his home, as well as a detailed plan laying out targets at Freedom High School in an attack scheduled to take place at the start of the school year next week.
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The present invention concerns a method of isolating and purifying olefin/maleic acid copolymers and is particularly concerned with use of dichloroethane to effect fractional precipitation from solution of a higher olefin copolymer. The polymers are provided in a form substantially free from low molecular weight materials and suitable for medicinal use.
Olefin/maleic acid copolymers have been shown effective as agents for controlling blood cholesterol levels as described in Fields and Johnsons U.S. Pat. No. 3,923,972 issued Dec. 2, 1975. Olefin/maleic copolymers can be prepared in the anhydride form by the polymerization methods described in the aforesaid patent or in the patents there cited, for example, Fields and Johnson U.S. Pat. No. 3,340,680. Such polymerization methods frequently utilize a solvent for the reaction which dissolves the monomers, but not the resulting copolymer, so that the copolymer precipitates. This is an effective method of preparing and isolating polymer for normal industrial uses, although with higher olefins it may be difficult to obtain the polymer in readily filterable form. However polymer obtained in such procedures generally contains substantial amounts of residual monomers and low molecular weight polymer materials. A Hazen and Heilman U.S. Pat. No. 3,560,456 describes a method in which a copolymer of maleic anhydride and an olefin of 16 to 18 carbon atoms is precipitated from solution by propyl alcohol in order to have the polymer in particular form for filtration. The procedure is useful but the product still contains substantial amounts of low molecular weight materials and some residual amounts of esterified polymer. The product obtained by the described procedure can, if desired, be utilized for further refinement in accord with the present invention.
The present invention involves a procedure for refining olefin/maleic acid copolymer by precipitating same from solution with chemically inert 1,2-dichloroethane. The invention also concerns a procedure for refining the copolymers by washing with 1,2-dichloroethane. The invention is also concerned with the process for hydrolyzing olefin/maleic anhydride copolymers, followed by various solution-precipitation, filtration, washing, hydrolysis and drying steps to obtain refined olefin/maleic acid copolymer, and with the refined product.
Olefin/maleic copolymer polymerization product generally contains residual monomers and some low molecular weight fractions. It is desirable to remove those materials from product intended for medicinal use. While olefin/maleic acid copolymers as a class have some useful properties in common and are of interest in the present invention, the higher olefin/maleic acid copolymers are of particular interest. The higher olefins have a longer hydrocarbon chain and tend to give the copolymers more lipophilic properties, making them more useful as agents to control blood cholesterol levels. The hydrocarbon chain also influences solubility properties and effectiveness of refinement procedures as described herein. The copolymers of particular interest herein will generally be of olefins of at least 8 carbon atoms, often of about 10 to about 22 or more carbon atoms. The procedures herein are particularly directed for use with such copolymers of such olefins with maleic acid. While various derivatives of the maleic moiety are known and may be useful, the acid form has properties especially appropriate for the solvent-precipitation procedures herein. The acid form can conveniently be obtained by hydrolysis of the anhydride form, but other methods of obtaining the olefin/maleic acid copolymer for use herein can be employed. It will be recognized, of course, that high molecular weight polymers are not generally completely homogeneous materials, and may vary somewhat in functional groups, as well as in structure and molecular weight. The acid form of the copolymer exhibits a tendency to convert to the anhydride, and the copolymers utilized herein, as well as the refined product, generally contain small amounts of maleic anhydride moiety, which may range up to 20 to 25% or so of the maleic moieties in the polymer. It will generally be preferred to work with and produce product with about 5 to 10% or so anhydride content.
The procedures herein are intended primarily for removal of low molecular weight polymers, residual olefin or maleic monomer, or other non-polymeric material. In medicinal use, the low molecular weight or monomeric materials could have a different physiological effect than high molecular weight polymer. The high molecular weight polymer is non-systemic when administered orally, i.e., not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The degree of absorbability of the monomers and low molecular weight polymers have not been determined precisely, and no limits have been established for their presence in pharmaceutical grade polymer. However, the procedures described herein produce polymer which is acceptable from a toxicity standpoint in animal tests. The monomer content can be reduced to the parts per million range, such as less than 500 ppm, and often much lower, e.g. less than 10 ppm maleic acid, and the low molecular weight polymers can be reduced to circa no more than 0.1% by weight below molecular weight of 2000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography, or even less if desired.
The α-olefin/maleic acid copolymers utilized in and refined by the present invention are insoluble in 1,2-dichloroethane, under normal temperature conditions. However the dichloroethane serves well as a precipitating medium, and is used to precipitate the polymers from solution while some of the low molecular weight or monomeric materials in the crude polymer remain in solution. Dichloroethane has sufficient solubilizing effect on such materials that they are not generally precipitated from solution by addition of dichloroethane.
The present invention involves a selective precipitation of polymer from solution. The polymers are soluble in a number of solvents and the resulting solutions are in general satisfactory for use herein if addition of dichloethane will cause precipitation of the polymer. Of course the precipitation is to be selective in order to effect removal of undesired materials, but this is generally the case if precipitation occurs. It will be recognized that the solvents will vary somewhat in results obtained with respect to polymer recovery vs contaminant removal. However a number of solvents will give similar and satisfactory results, and concentrations of the polymer and the relative amount of dichloroethane can also be varied to give the desired separation. In general some separation has been achieved if the polymer recovered is somewhat less than that placed in solution. Of course the desirable recovery will vary with the amount of contaminant in the orignial polymer. If only a relatively low amount of polymer is recovered, the separation will generally be good, while the efficiency is less than desirable. Of course, additional steps can be taken to recover additional polymer. It will also be recognized that in general multi-stage solution and precipitation procedures can be used if desired to achieve a high degree of separation.
While there is emphasis herein on procedures for precipitation of polymer from solution, it is also an aspect of the invention that dichloroethane can be used to wash or dissolve contaminating materials from the olefin/maleic acid copolymer, either in conjunction with or separately from precipitation procedures. When a system is provided in which the solid polymer is in contact with dichloroethane liquid, the removal of the liquid will carry some dissolved materials therewith. Thus slurry, washing, extraction, and filtration procedures can be used.
One of the main aspects of the present invention is the fact that dichloroethane is a good precipitating solvent for use in refining olefin/maleic acid copolymer. It is sufficiently effective as a non-solvent for the polymer as to cause it to precipitate from most solutions thereof very readily. Nevertheless dichloroethane is an effective solvent for a number of materials, and ordinarily does not cause precipitation from solution of contaminants such as low-molecular weight polymer and monomeric constituents.
Various solvents can be used to place the polymer in solution, but it will generally be desirable to employ a fairly good solvent for the polymer. The polymer can be used in the solutions from relatively low amounts such as 10% or so, up to about the maximum amount which can be employed without the viscosity becoming too excessive for convenient handling, but ordinarily it will be most convenient to operate with polymer concentration of about 30% to about 60% or so by weight in solution, often about 40% to 50% or so, or in the neighborhood of 50%. The amount of precipitating solvent can also be varied, but is often in the range of about 3 to about 12 parts by weight of dichloroethane per part by weight of polymer solution, whether acetone, for example, or other solvent is used in the solution, and is preferably around 6 parts when acetone is the solvent, but these ranges can be varied or extended depending on time, temperature, polymer concentration, or variations in procedure. With a polymer concentration of around 50%, the dichloroethane to solvent ratio in the aforesaid ranges is about 6 to 24 parts dichloroethane to part solvent, and this is illustrative of usual ranges, and, for example, a 12:1 dichloroethane to acetone ratio may be used as a wash solution.
The precipitation of the polymer in the present process occurs upon mixing the polymer solution with dichloroethane, generally by adding the polymer solution to excess dichloroethane. After the polymer has precipitated, a two phase system is present in which solid polymer is in contact with a liquid comprising dichloroethane and a solvent for the polymer. The liquid also comprises contaminants to be removed such as low molecular weight or monomeric impurities. Solvents for the polymer which form such a system with the polymer and dichloroethane are satisfactory. The recovery of polymer will vary with different solvents, and to some extent, of course, with the amount of contaminants in the polymer. However, it will generally be desirable to obtain recoveries of better than 80% or so, and this is feasible with a number of solvents, as determined with 50% polymer solutions, and employing 1,2-dichloroethane in a 12:1 ratio to the solvent. In commercial practice it will be desirable to achieve a fairly high recovery, as high as feasible when balanced with the desired separation and economic factors in the process.
Following the precipitation, the solid polymer is separated from the liquid by usual liquid-solid separation procedures, such as filtration, centrifugation, etc. The contaminants are retained in the liquid, comprised of the dichloroethane and other solvent, while the solid is the polymer product. The polymer may be further washed or otherwise treated as described herein.
A number of solvents are suitable for use herein in conjunction with dichloroethane, including various ketones, ethers, esters, particularly aliphatic esters, aromatic hydrocarbons, etc., for example, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, diisopropyl ether, toluene, xylene, and chloroform. Tetrahydrofuran can also be used, although it has a tendency to cause gel formation.
The polymer as obtained from usual polymerization and recovery procedures may contain 3 to 5% or so by weight olefin monomer. This can be reduced to less than about 0.5% by slurrying or washing the hydrolyzed polymer with 1,2-dichloroethane and separating the polymer from the dichloroethane. The polymer is then further refined by precipitation from solution as described herein.
An octadecene-1/maleic acid copolymer (hydrolyzed octadecene-1/maleic anhydride copolymer) was employed for solubility determinations. One gram samples of polymer were placed in test tubes, 5 ml. solvent was added, stirred, and let stand for over 48 hours. Results were as follows:
______________________________________Solvent Result______________________________________tetrahydrofuran solublemethyl ethyl ketone solubletoluene viscous solution; (soluble 10 ml)methyl alcohol sludge which settledisopropyl alcohol solublehexane insolublepetroleum ether insoluble______________________________________
In solubility determinations, the octadecene-1/maleic acid copolymer was soluble to form 40% by weight solutions in acetone, isopropyl alcohol and ethanol. Solutions of the polymer in several solvents were prepared, and the effectiveness of several non-solvents for precipitation was tested, with results as follows. The separated polymer is that obtained after filtration and drying, and the filtrate residue was obtained by evaporating the filtrate.
__________________________________________________________________________Solution Polymer FiltrateAmountSolvent, Non-solvent, Separated Residue(grams)Concentration ml. (grams) (grams)__________________________________________________________________________10 40%, isopropanol 40 ethylene dichloride 0 410 40%, acetone 40 ethylene dichloride 3.8 0.110 40%, acetone 40 propylene dichloride 0 410 40%, acetone 80 ethylene dichloride 3.4 0.310 40%, isopropanol 40 hexane 0 420 20%, ethyl acetate 80 ethylene dichloride 3.4 0.210 40%, ethyl acetate 80 hexane phase separation__________________________________________________________________________
The ethylene dichloride was very effective in causing precipitation from the acetone and ethyl acetate solutions.
A 35.5 gram (0.1 mole) amount of octadecene-1/maleic anhydride copolymer was hydrolyzed by heating at reflux with about 200 ml of sodium hydroxide solution containing 8.0 grams (0.2 mole) sodium hydroxide. After the reaction mixture cooled to 70� C., 17 ml. concentrated hydrochloric acid (containing 0.2 mole HCl) was added, the mixture cooled to 40� C., vacuum filtered, and the wet filter cake treated with 400 grams acetone to form a solution. Acetone was distilled off to leave 100 ml. solution which was then added to 400 ml 1,2-dichloroethane at 5� C., causing precipitation. The material was filtered and the solids on the filter were washed with a mixture of 40 ml 1,2-dichloroethane and 6 ml acetone. The solids were dried in a vacuum oven, 33.5 grams being obtained. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness under a vacuum to leave 0.9 gram residue.
A 35.1 gram amount of octadecene-1/maleic anhydride copolymer was heated in 140 ml water containing 1 gram salt and 1 gram surfactant to 65� C. for several hours. The material was filtered, washed in 100 ml water, filtered and air dried two hours to obtain 38 grams product. The product was dissolved in 38 grams acetone at 35� C. (85 ml solution) and poured into 350 ml 1,2-dichloroethane and mixed in a blender at moderate speed for five minutes. The material was filtered, and the solids washed in a solution of 9.5 grams acetone, 85 ml 1,2-dichloroethane filtered and air dried 20 minutes to produce 36 grams material. After an additional 15 minutes air drying on a filter, the weight was 34.5 grams. Distillation of the solvent to dryness left a 3.0 gram residue.
Samples of several different α-olefin/maleic acid copolymers were obtained by hydrolysis of the corresponding α-olefin/maleic anhydride copolymers, the α-olefins being the C10, C14 C18 and C20. The samples were refined by a procedure in which 20 grams of a sample was dissolved in 20 grams acetone at room temperature, and the resulting solution poured into 240 grams of dichloroethane at room temperature, with good mixing, to precipitate the polymer. The materials were filtered, washed with 20 grams of a 12/1 dichloroethane to acetone weight ratio solution, and the product dried and the weight of product and residue from the filtrate determined, with results as follows:
______________________________________ Product Residue Total Recovery Product %C-No.: (grams) (grams) (grams) of Total______________________________________10 16.2 0.5 16.7 97.014 16.2 0.4 16.6 97.618 16.8 1.2 18.0 93.320 15.4 1.7 17.1 90.1______________________________________
Infra-red determinations were made on all product and gave comparable charts, indicating similar polymeric material and anhydride content. A calculation of the C18 product showed 11.3% anhydride content. All polymer products had higher anhydride content then the starting maleic acid copolymer samples. Gel permeation chromatography of all products showed higher molecular weight than the starting polymer, while all residues showed low molecular weight components.
Samples of octadecene-1/maleic acid copolymer were dissolved in a number of solvents, using 50 grams polymer to 50 grams solvent. The solutions were then poured into 600 grams dichloroethane and if precipitation resulted, the solids were filtered, washed with 50 grams dichloroethane, and dried.
Results and polymer recoveries were as follows:
______________________________________Solvent % Recovery______________________________________ethyl acetate 87dimethylformamide geldimethylsulfoxide no precipitatedi-isopropyl ether 89methyl isobutyl ketone 88.9methyl ethyl ketone 89.6cyclohexanone 87.1xylene 83.8acetone 87.6ethylene glycol no solutionisopropyl alcohol no precipitatetetrahydrofuran 69.6 (semi-gel)toluene 92.9chloroform 97.8______________________________________
The results demonstrate that good recoveries are obtainable with most of the solvents. Gel formation occurs readily in several solvents, e.g. from the dimethylformamide a gel precipitated which would be difficult to separate efficiently in large scale operations. With the tetrahydrofuran, a gel was formed, but addition of 500 grams more dichloroethane lessened the gel characteristics, and a fair amount of product was separated by filtration. From isopropyl alcohol, a gel formed which did not separate on the filter. With dimethyl sulfoxide solvent, the usual amount of dichloroethane did not cause precipitation.
Solutions of octadecene-1/maleic acid copolymer, 50% by weight, in acetone were prepared, and 2 gram aliquots were added at room temperature to 12 gram samples of selected non-solvents to see whether precipitation was effected. The samples were then cooled to -20� C., observed, and warmed back to room temperature. Results are as follows:
______________________________________ Solubility Solubility Solubility Back toNon-solvent Room Temperature -20� C. Room Temp.______________________________________Methylene Soluble Mushy SolubleChloridechloropropane Soluble " Soluble1,2 dichloro- Slightly cloudy " Slightlypropane cloudyisooctane Soluble " "cyclohexane Soluble " "methylcyclo- Soluble " "hexane (gel on/standingheptane Soluble " overnight)dichloro- Precipitate -- Slightlyethane Cloudy______________________________________
The superiority of dichloroethane as a precipitating solvent is clearly demonstrated in this test, although some potential for 1,2-dichloropropane is indicated. Similar tests were conducted with these non-solvents by the same procedure at room temperature in other solvents, namely toluene, ethyl acetate, chloroform, and dipentene. The advantage of dichloroethane was again demonstrated, a good precipitation being obtained in every case. With a few exceptions, the polymer remained in solution with the other non-solvents. The 1,2-dichloroethane gave a small precipitate from ethyl acetate and chloroform. (the polymer concentration was 33% in the chloroform solutions). The methylene dichloride gave a cloudy solution with some precipitate from ethyl acetate. Upon standing overnight, the heptane produced a gel from dipentene and a glass from toluene.
The following illustrates a procedure which can be utilized in carrying out the present invention, starting with crude anhydride copolymer.
A 100 lb portion of octadecene-1/maleic anhydride copolymer is hydrolyzed with 200 lbs. water containing 2 lbs. of sodium chloride at 60� C., employing a stirred vessel under nitrogen. The extent of conversion can be monitored by infra red, with the usual time being 18 to 24 hours for 90% conversion. The slurry is cooled to 30� C. and filtered through a filter press, or separated by centrifuge. The filter cake can be dried in a vacuum pan dryer at 45� C. and 20 mm vacuum overnight to 20% water content. As an alternative, the filter cake can be fluidized without partial predrying. The polymer is then slurried with 500 lbs. of 1,2-dichloroethane for three hours at 20�-25� C. The slurry is filtered on a filter press to isolate the polymer, which is then washed twice with 250 lbs. of dichloroethane. The slurry and wash steps can be repeated. A centrifuge can be substituted for the filter press to permit more effective washing. The polymer is then dissolved in 100 lbs. of acetone by stirring at 20�-25� C. for up to one hour. The acetone solution is clarified by passing through an in line filter, and added to a stirred kettle containing 1200 lbs. of 1,2-dichloroethane. The polymer precipitates and low molecular weight fraction (approximately that below 2000 Daltons) remains in solution. The kettle is stirred for one half hour at 20�-25� C. The polymer is isolated by filtration, preferably by centrifuge. The residual dichloroethane is removed in a vacuum tray dryer at 50� C. at 10-20 mm pressure, and product is ground in a mill to break up any lumps prior to rehydrolysis. At this point, anhydride content may be 15-20%. The polymer is rehydrolyzed in 250 lbs. water at 50� C. for 6 hours under nitrogen, with infrared analysis to monitor progress to an anhydride level of less than 10%. This step also removes traces of salt, and dichloroethane and reduces any maleic acid present. The product is then filtered through a filter press or centrifuged, and dried as described above, but controlled to retain 10-15% water to prevent dehydration to the anhydride. The product is then ground twice, first in a hammermill to 20 mesh or smaller, then in a micro-pulverizer. The product can then be packaged in polyethylene-lined drums and stored, preferably at temperatures not over 25� C. The procedure starting with 100 lbs. of the anhydride copolymer will generally produce 95-100 lbs. of the refined acid copolymer having about 10% moisture content.
The polymers utilized in the present invention ordinarily have a fairly broad molecular weight distribution as is typical of polymers formed by free radical polymerization. Typical samples may have weight average (Mw) molecular weights around 55,000 to 65,000 and number average molecular weights (Mn) around 24,000 to 28,000 Daltons. These molecular weight characterizations, and Mw/Mn which is a measure of heterogenity have some value, but are not specifically designed to measure the amount of low molecular weight, e.g. in the range of up to 1000 or 2000 Mw, which are removed in the present process. Aside from the assumed value of removing such low molecular weight species, there is no concern over the distribution of the molecular weights, or about the presence of particular molecular weights, whether well below Mw 50,000, or far above Mw, 65,000 or 100,000 or so. The polymers are considered effective and suitable for use over broad ranges, even at extremely high molecular weights over a million or more, and particular ranges are given for illustration. Typical polymer has Mw over 50,000 and Mn over 22,000.
The polymers utilized in, and as refined by, the present invention can be characterized by gel permeation chromatography. Highly porous, rigid polystyrene resin gell particles, such as the Styrogel� brand gel particles, closely packed in tubes, can be used. The transit time of polymer in solution is measured, with the larger molecules exiting faster. For example, in a particular permeation, on product refined as described herein, the bulk of the polymer passed in about 10 to 12 minutes, with a peak at about 10.75 minutes, while the residue obtained from the solvent fractionation (filtrate residue) had a transit time of about 11 to 14 minutes with a fairly broad distribution over this range, and a similar result was obtained from the residue of wash liquids used to wash the solid product.
The polymer utilized herein can have the bulk of residual olefin removed by slurrying with dichloroethane, and may then have less than 0.5% residual monomers, with very little maleic acid, and ordinarily no more than 0.3% by weight of molecules of less than 2000 molecular weight. After refining as described herein, the monomer content will typically be no more than 400 parts per million β-olefin, possibly in the range of 30 to 200 parts per million, no more than 20 parts per million maleic acid, and less than 0.1% by weight of molecules under 2000 molecular weight with none measured under 1000 molecular weight, and it is possible to reach nominal measurements of zero molecules under 2000. The measurements may involve an error of �10 to 15% in these ranges. In addition to removing monomers and low molecular weight materials, the procedures herein also unavoidably remove some higher molecular weight or anhydride materials, but the losses are in acceptable ranges.
In the preparation of refined polymer in accord with the present invention, it is desirable that the product be ground or otherwise reduced to fine particle size in order to have a product well suited to pharmaceutical use. The polymer can be ground in a Fitz mill to a size of 20 mesh or smaller, and then further reduced as by air milling in a micro-pulverizer or the like to have the majority of the final product in the range of 200 to 325 mesh (0.074-0.043 mm). It is preferred to air mill the material to the extent that 70% or even 95% or so of the product passes a 325 mesh and is generally of much smaller particle size than 0.043 mm.
The use of the material in small particle size form has the advantage of minimizing "graininess" feel upon oral administration. Moreover there is evidence that the small particle size contributes markedy to effectiveness of the material. The material is essentially a non-systemic agent the effect of which may involve some surface phenomenon. The polymeric products described herein are useful for controlling blood cholesterol levels, regardless of the mode of action, but the foregoing provides an explanation of the effect of particle size.
In order to retain the advantages of the fine particle size product as described herein, it is not necessary to administer the material as a fine powder. The material can be pressed into tablets or other dosage forms or otherwise formed into a composite in which the particles retain their identity to a sufficient extent to minimize graininess and to readily desintegrate so as to have the advantage of the ultimate small particle sizes. Of course, the refining procedures herein are advantageous in removing undesired materials regardless of whether the product is used in very finely divided form, and the product can be utilized in any form suitable for oral administration including usual unit dosage forms for oral administration of pharmaceuticals, with the polymer alone or with excipients, and the polymers can also be incorporated into various foods, or included in liquid formulations.
The process of the present invention produces pharmaceutical grade higher olefin/maleic acid copolymer with no more than 20% anhydride content, no more than 400 parts per million α-olefin, no more than 20 parts per million maleic acid, less than 0.1% by weight of molecules less than 2000 molcular weight, and preferably with particle sizes with at least 70% of maximum no greater than 0.043 mm. Since the polymer results from a free radical polymerization, it has the heterogeneous molecular weight distribution typical thereof, except for removal of lower molecular weight materials.
In carrying out the process of the present invention, particularly in large scale operations, it may be desirable to employ particular handling and separation procedures found to be advantageous by applicants' associates, Robert P. Bell and Lawrence E. Stout, Jr. . Slurries or solutions of polymers as described herein are subject to possible gel formation upon removal of solvent such as acetone therefrom, and applicants' associates have found that gel formation is influenced by temperature, time, shear and pressure, and that gel formation can be avoided by properly limiting the foregoing variables so that their combined effect does not cause gellation. For convenient and efficient handling, particularly in large scale operations, it will be appropriate to subject the polymer solutions or slurries to various forces, as by pumping from one location to another and use of pressure in a filter press or centrifuge for filtration. The use of low shear pumps, such as diaphragm or piston pumps is desirable to limit shear, and pressures in a centrifuge operating at basket forces up to 200 G's may be appropriate, if the temperature is sufficiently controlled, as around 0� C. For example, a laboratory scale centrifuge, 5 inch diameter, operating at 1700 rpm. The low temperatures can be obtained by mixing an acetone solution of the polymer into dichloroethane which has been cooled to the desired temperature. The time the resulting mixture is maintained at a particular temperature is also influential, and with large volumes of materials which may require a number of hours for filtration, it is desirable to have conditions which permit such times. However, procedures can be used which shorten the time from precipitation to filtration, as use of a static in-line mixer to mix incremental quantities of acetone polymer solution and dichloroethane on a continuous basis, and to filter immediately. For example applicants associates have found that, on a laboratory scale the solution and dichloroethane can run from a T joint through a Kenec mixer which is 3/8 inch diameter and 10 inches long and contains fluted vanes or baffles for mixing, using such flow rates as 20 ml per minute. Avoiding or lessening gel formation contributes to the efficiency of the operation by avoiding unduly long or difficult filtrations.
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|Feb 2, 1971
|Gulf Research Development Co
|Process of forming copolymers of maleic anhydride and an aliphatic olefin having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms
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|Apr 24, 1973
|Gulf Research Development Co
|Method of recovering copolymers
|Jul 10, 1972
|Apr 24, 1973
|Gulf Research Development Co
|Process for copolymerization of maleic anhydride with 1-olefins
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|Novolac based epoxy resin curing agents for use in aqueous systems
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|U.S. Classification
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If you plan to set up a fundraising campaign for an environmental project, it is a good idea to think carefully about who is involved and what techniques you plan to use.
Wildcat Haven is a project designed to protect the Scottish Wildcat by preventing hybridisation with feral cats and providing a network of reserves to manage as wildcat habitat. (1)
Yesterday, it launched its campaign. Sponsorship has been provided by Volkswagen, a company responsible for polluting the environment with nitrous oxide emissions that it attempted to conceal through one of the biggest corporate frauds of recent decades. The other sponsor is our old friend Highland Titles, a company based in Alderney that is wholly owned by a charitable trust (Highland Titles Charitable Trust for Scotland) registered in Guernsey. See my blog of February for further information on their operations.
Some time ago, Highland Titles Ltd. blocked my IP address but it came as something of a surprise to discover that I have also been blocked from Wildcat Haven's website despite only having just seen it. Despite this, I have access via a proxy IP in Germany.
Highland Titles appear to have established a very close relationship with Wildcat Haven which operates via Wildcat Haven CIC (Community Interest Company) and Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC. The Registered Address of both is in Cornwall. One of the defining features of a Community Interest Company is the asset lock – provision that in the event of winding up, the assets must transfer to a nominated body that is a community interest company, charity or Scottish charity; or a body established outside Great Britain that is equivalent to any of those persons.(2)
In the case of Wildcat Haven CIC, the nominated body is a community-based company, Sunart Community Company. The money, however, is being raised by Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC and the nominated body here is Highland Titles Charitable Trust for Scotland. Thus, in the event of Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC being wound up, its assets will be taken over by Highland Titles Charitable Trust for Scotland in Guernsey.
Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC was incorporated on 30 June 2015 with two Directors, Mrs Emily O'Donoghue and Mr Douglas Wilson. Wilson is a Director of Highland Titles Ltd and a Trustee of Highland Titles Charitable Trust for Scotland.
Wildcat Haven has adopted Highland Title's dubious methods of selling small souvenir plots of land and claiming that the purchaser is the owner (see extensive faq to this effect). This claim was comprehensively debunked in February this year by legal blogger loveandgarbage. If there remains any doubt, here is the content of a letter written by Professor George Gretton, Lord President Reid Professor of Law at Edinburgh University to the Daily Record newspaper.
Dear Mr Ferguson,
Under Scots law, ownership of land passes from seller to buyer by registration in the Land Register of Scotland. No registration? Then no transfer. This is currently set out at section 50 of the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012. (The previous law was essentially the same.)
("Souvenir plot" is a term defined in section 22 of the 2012 Act.)
Therefore, if a souvenir plot is sold, registration is required, if the buyer is to acquire ownership of the plot.
But the Land Register does not accept souvenir plots: this rule is set out at section 22 of the 2012 Act. (The previous law was essentially the same.)
So if a company sells a souvenir plot, the sale cannot be completed. The buyer of the plot does not become owner of the plot. Ownership of such plots remains with the company.
Whether buyers of souvenir plots are informed that the seller will retain ownership is something I have no information on.
Sincerely, George L Gretton
Lord President Reid Professor of Law University of Edinburgh
School of Law
Old College
South Bridge
Professor Gretton should know – he wrote the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 2012. See also, a recent academic paper by Jill Robbie and Malcolm Combe which reviews the law in this area.
The plots being offered for sale by Wildcat Haven cost from £30 to £250 for one square foot of land which purchasers are assured, gives them a "personal right to a souvenir plot of land in Wildernesse Wood and the opportunity to change their name to Lord or Lady Wildernesse. Wildernesse Wood is described as "part of the first Wildcat Haven". "We are asking you to help us by actually buying part of the land we plan to conserve.", the website claims.
So where is Wildernesse Wood? The Wildcat Haven website does not say, but from this promotional video, it is clear that it is a plot of land above Loch Loyne on the A87 between Invergarry and Glen Cluanie.
In the video, Dr Paul O'Donoghue is filmed standing in the wood. He claims that "Every square foot of land we buy has a direct positive impact on the Scottish wildcat. By supporting this project, you're helping save the Scottish wildcat step by step."
There are two problems with this claim.
First of all, this land is, in fact owned by Highland Titles Ltd. who are already selling souvenir plots in a "nature reserve" they have named Bumblebee Haven where you can purchase plots ranging from 10 square feet (£49.99) to 1000 square feet (£499.99) and call yourself Lord or Lady Glencoe (even though the land is 50 miles north of Glencoe).
The land was acquired in February 2014 and the title can be seen here and the plan here The land is 75ha in extent which, if all sold in 10 square foot plots would generate £40.35 million in sales revenue paid to a company in Alderney in the Channel Islands.
But the more fundamental problem is that the Wildcat Haven project is in Ardnamurchan and Morven – see map below.
The land that supporters are being invited to acquire is not only already owned by a company in Alderney and being sold plot by plot for bumblebees, this "first wildcat haven" is 60 miles to the north of Ardnamurchan and Morven and well outside the area being promoted for wildcat conservation.
I offer this information in the spirit of consumer advice to anyone considering taking up the offer to become the owner of a square foot of land to create a Wildcat Haven.
As an addendum to the Highland Titles blog in February, I contacted the Chief Minister of Guernsey Jonathan Le Tocq to ask whether it would be possible to examine copies of Annual Returns and Accounts of both Highland Titles Ltd., registered in Alderney and Highland Titles Charitable Trust for Scotland, registered in Guernsey. As I argued then,
"Revenue is paid into a company registered in Alderney but as no accounts are published, it is impossible to be sure. The sole share is held by Wilson and McGregor as Trustees for the Guernsey charity. Under the law of Guernsey, no charity is obliged to provide accounts for public inspection and it need only file accounts under certain circumstances.
Thus nobody knows if in fact the charity is in receipt of any funds whatsoever. As the sole shareholder it is not entitled to have any of the revenues of Highland Titles Ltd. transferred to it. These revenues may well be paid out by the Alderney company as management fees or any manner of other payments to third parties."
Mr Le Tocq informed me that under Guernsey law, the charity is not required to submit any financial returns and access to the Alderney company records would only be available to law enforcement agencies if there was evidence of criminal conduct.
Thus, because this land is owned in an offshore tax haven, we are unable to obtain any information about what happens to the money generated by selling off souvenir plots.
(1) There is some disagreement over the appropriate strategy to be adopted to save the Scottish wildcat. An official project, Scottish Wildcat Action is being run by 20 organisatiosn with the support of the Scottish Government and Forestry Commission among others. Those behind the Wildcat Haven project, however, have criticised the official programme.
(2) The Community Interest Company Regulations 2005
UPDATE 1500hrs 30 Sep 2015
The following response was emailed to me by Emily O'Donoghue and posted on the Wildcat Haven website here. The response is also contained in a comment below this post together with my follow up questions.
Dear Andy,
Just hoped to respond briefly to your primary concerns about the Wildcat Haven project.
Highland Titles Charitable Trust is currently listed as our nominated body, it is acting as a placeholder whilst we agree with a few local organisations in the West Highlands who would be best placed to become the ongoing nominated body. Of course, you'll have to wait and see on this one, but we have already sent in paperwork replacing HT with another organisation, I'm sure records will be updated shortly.
Our website repeatedly states that the plots being sold are souvenir plots and "a bit of fun", our own FAQ outlines that registration of souvenir plots is legally impossible so this seems little revelation.
In terms of location, the current Haven fieldwork area is in West Lochaber (Ardnamurchan, Morvern and Sunart). We have been highly successful in neutering feral cats in this area (we have neutered 50 in the last 7 months alone, leaving close to 500 square miles free of intact feral or pet cats) and are now ready to expand. You are right to highlight that the land in Loch Loyne is north of the current Haven area, however that is the very point, we are expanding northwards and the the long term goal has always been to cover the entire Highlands west of the Great Glen. Loch Loyne is ideally situated being to the east of the Knoydart peninsula and near to a major land bridge to the rest of the Highlands, which needs to be protected from feral cat migration. Wildcat monitoring activities are already underway in the area, we are also looking to start operations in Sutherland which you will note is also well north of the current Haven zone, as well as looking to buy land within the current fieldwork area.
Part of the Loch Loyne site has been gifted to us by Highland Titles and no plots in the area provided to us have been previously sold, so it was free for them to pass on, allowing us to offer actual physical plots to customers immediately, rather than just a promise of buying land in future.
Wildcat Haven has been around protecting wildcats since 2008, our team comes with considerable scientific and conservation credibility, we are currently the only effort to protect wildcats in the wild rather than place them in captivity and our work has been commended and supported by organisations such as Humane Society International for its exceptional standards of animal welfare and delivery of humane feral cat control, as well as receiving considerable coverage across national media recording our work with feral cats, wildcats, local schools and communities for many years.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you for providing us with reduced rate access to the Who Owns Scotland database around 2008/2009 when the project was starting up and needed to start communicating with landowners; you helped us get where we are today, thanks a lot for your support and promotion of the Wildcat Haven project.
Emily O'Donoghue,
Wildcat Haven
I replied as follows.
Thanks for your response.
1. It may be a bit of fun but you are asking folk to help you by "actually buying part of the land we plan to conserve" You need to be much clearer that people who spend £100 do not become owners of the land.
2. You say that part of the Loch Loyne site has been gifted to you. Can you tell me when this transaction took place and when it was submitted to the Registers of Scotland for recording? Can you advise the extent and location of this land?
3. Are there any wildcats on the Loch Loyne land?
4. Why is my IP address blocked from viewing your website?
5. What is the role of Highland Titles in your fundraising? Do they receive any payment? Do they receive any commission on each plot sold?
Thank you.


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Really enjoyed this film. Went with my almost 13 year old son who is just starting his first participation in organized football in school and I think the film really inspired him.
No the film does not focus on the Eagles professional sports organization. So if you're looking for a film that does that, you're probably going to be disappointed.
The film focuses on our hero and to a large degree his neighborhood friends and what it was like for a 30 year old bartender who only played organized football in high school and how he showed up one Saturday at an unprecedented open try out for a professional football team and how he was selected....not selected to join the team automatically.
No, he was only selected for a spot to possibly be on the team. It took a few weeks of being with the team and surviving 'cuts' until he was actually part of the team.
The fact that he did make it, against all the odds, is certainly your classic fairy tale come true.
Disney manages to show rough guys from a rough part of Philadelpia and rough professional football players realistically without ever having to utter one profanity on the screen or use gratuitous violence or vulgarity to do it. That's an accomplishment Disney should be proud of.
Honestly, as a movie buff, it's been a long time since I've gone to the movies where I was able to stay engaged throughout the running time of the movie.
The movie isn't pretentious nor does it take the easy way out in telling its story of rough blue collar characters-by employing vulgarity, overt sexuality or excessive violence.
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That being said, the actual professional football game scenes are well done with just enough special affects to give the audience the feel that these actors really were on that playing field playing the game.
I really can't say enough about this movie. When all the hype fades away on other overly marketed & bigger budgeted movies, it will be a movie like this one, that you'll reach for over and over again in your personal movie library.
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Really enjoyed this film. Went with my almost 13 year old son who is just starting his first participation in organized football in school and I think the film really inspired him.
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After just seeing "Invincible" I must say thumbs up! Way to go that finally after 30 years this true story is brought to the big screen. Call me bias or partial because I'm an Eagles fan, but the story of any underdog making an NFL team makes you happy. 30 year old bartender and part-time school teacher Vince Papale who finds life a struggle from his wife leaving him, to problems paying his bills he finds only one hope that is to escape thru his love and passion for the Eagles. Papale a season ticket holder and sandlot football star decides to give himself a shot at a better life in 1976 when newly hired coach Dick Vermil decides to hold open tryouts. Papale has the odds stacked against him, but thru his will and determination to make it, because no one ever expected him to do anything he prevails! Papale lands a roster spot as a special teams player a blue-collar guy doing blue collar work on the field. The scenes and background of this movie, especially the way Veterans Stadium is shown is sketchy and unbelievable, but the story is true and touching. Vince Papale played for the Eagles for three seasons, well acted and done by Mark Wahlberg who showed enthusiasm with this role. Also Greg Kinnear is great as legendary head coach Dick Vermeil, overall a great movie of an underdog that leaves you smiling at the end. I hope more real-life NFL movies are made about players, because "Invincible" sets the standard.
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The study builds upon scarce scientific evidence supporting the idea that sounds can alter how masculine or feminine a person looks.
Our vision can bias our experience of other senses, such as hearing, said Smith. We hear, for example, the ventriloquists voice coming from the dummy. In this study we wanted to see if hearing could change our visual experience.
We learn early on what auditory and visual characteristics accompany female and male voices, starting with our earliest experiences with our mothers and fathers, said Grabowecky. The question from the neuroscience perspective is when in the processing of perceptual information do auditory and visual senses interact with each other? How does the brain do this?
To test whether a sound can influence perception of a faces gender, the researchers digitally morphed male and female faces to create androgynous faces not easily categorized as male or female. Study participants were asked to look at the faces while listening to brief auditory tones, which fell within the fundamental speaking frequency range of either male or female voices.
In the initial stage of auditory processing, sounds are decomposed into basic frequency components, the lowest one called the fundamental frequency and higher ones called the harmonics. The fundamental frequency in the human voice typically falls between about 100 to 150 Hz for males and 160 to 300 Hz for females. Roughly speaking, the fundamental frequency determines the perceived pitch (lower for men and higher for women), and the harmonics add timbre (the quality of human voice).
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lol people think that the 'plot' was real??? :D
He's pimping his girlfriend.....sounds like a really great relationship...
actually it all makes me laugh out loud when seeing the girl's supposed "boyfriend" sitting still and be serious while the other two have sex like two rabbits and she even enjoys it! isn't it hilarious?? hahahahaahha! this fun is surpassed only by rocco's head-in-toilet vid!
the guy still has a stiffy even after he put his jeans back on, what going on?
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dam how could that guy just sit there?i would have to whip out my cock and jack it. maybe suck his cock and eat her pussy out!
That's stupid.. I will never do that, what the hell.. she is his girlfriend, and let her fucked with another...
i just can believe he just sit there watching and then take the money
bullshit. this girl is a girlfriend of fucking guy/ and the first guy is just friend of those two.
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